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| Pacific's hottest meet up in Portland |
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01/07/2003 |
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| y for their third straight win when they welcome the Phoenix Suns to the Rose Garden. Phoenix, which was predicted to be only a mediocre Western Conference team, has won 11 of its last 14 games. The Suns, however, are coming off a 109-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Stephon Marbury scored 32 points and handed out six assists, while Amare Stoudemire scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the losing effort. The Suns had beaten the Lakers in the first game of their home-and-home set on Saturday. "I |
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| Lakers battle rising Suns in Phoenix |
NBA Basketball |
01/04/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers attempt to capture their third straight win on Saturday when they square off with the red-hot Phoenix Suns in a Pacific Division clash at America West Arena. Los Angeles has captured back-to-back wins for the first time since December 6-8. Most recently, the Lakers cruised to a 104-88 home victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Shaquille O'Neal poured in 35 points on 14-of-18 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to power the Lakers past Toronto. Rick Fox col |
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| Bryant expected to play in 2004 Olympics |
NBA Basketball |
01/03/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant is expected to compete for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Bryant reportedly accepted USA Basketball's invitation to play in the Olympics, as well as next year's qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico. "I just want to play, just made up my mind," Bryant told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday. "It hit me one morning. I wanted to compete...and bring home what's rightfully ours." The United States struggled in th |
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| Pistons look to extend season-high winning streak to seven |
NBA Basketball |
12/21/2002 |
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| Chauncey Billups nailed a three-pointer to tie the game with just 3.9 seconds to go in regulation. Detroit is 7-5 on the road this season and 11-4 against the Eastern Conference. The Nets snapped a two-game losing streak on Thursday by pounding the Los Angeles Lakers, 98-71, in a rematch of last year's NBA Finals. Jason Kidd had 27 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three steals to lead the Nets. Lucious Harris chipped in 19 points, while Kenyon Martin and Rodney Rogers each scored 16 for New Jersey, which s |
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| Atlanta aims to end five-game slide |
NBA Basketball |
12/21/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Hawks hope to snap a five-game slide when they welcome the Philadelphia 76ers to Philips Arena. Philly is coming off a 107-104 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Allen Iverson scored 32 points on 11-of-33 shooting and missed a pair of free throws with 5.3 seconds remaining in the extra session. Fortunately for the Sixers, Rick Fox had a pass go right off his hands and out of bounds while he was on his way to an easy layup, then Derrick Coleman sealed the win |
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| Sixers outlast Lakers in OT |
NBA Basketball |
12/21/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Allen Iverson scored 32 points and tied a career-high with nine steals to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-104 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Lakers at the First Union Center. Keith Van Horn added 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Derrick Coleman finished with 18 points off the bench for the Sixers, who have won three straight after a five-game losing streak. Aaron McKie collected 14 points and Eric Snow chipped in with eight points and 12 assists in the victory. |
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| State of the Warriors: Road worriers |
NBA Basketball |
12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Just when Golden State thought it was improving, the team got a dose of reality on the road. The Warriors posted an impressive 106-102 home triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers on December 10, but followed with consecutive road losses against Orlando, Miami and Memphis. Golden State is just 2-9 on the road this season, with the only wins coming against the two worst teams in the Western Conference: Memphis and Denver. But the Warriors returned home from their 0-3 road trip by pulling out a 111- |
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| Bucks' Trends: Hunted down |
NBA Basketball |
12/20/2002 |
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| a valuable reserve role for Milwaukee during the 2000-01 season, when the Bucks went all the way to the Eastern Conference finals before losing to Philadelphia in seven games. But the Bucks decided not to retain Hunter and the guard signed with the Los Angeles Lakers the following season. After winning a title with the Lakers, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors prior to this year. Hunter and the under-manned Raptors visited the Bradley Center Tuesday and got the best of the Bucks. Hunter nailed a three-pointer |
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| Lakers stumble into Philadelphia |
NBA Basketball |
12/20/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The slumping Los Angeles Lakers face a recent Finals opponent for the second straight day on Friday when they travel to Philadelphia to battle the 76ers. The Lakers and Sixers met in the 2001 NBA Finals, with LA winning in five games. On Thursday, the Lakers faced the New Jersey Nets, who were swept by Los Angeles in last season's Finals. The Nets earned a bit of revenge on Thursday by cruising to a 98-71 win over the Lakers. The loss was the second straight for LA and the fou |
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| Nets pound Lakers in Finals rematch |
NBA Basketball |
12/20/2002 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Jason Kidd had 27 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three steals to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 98-71 rout of the reeling Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch of last year's NBA Finals at Continental Airlines Arena. The Lakers and series MVP Shaquille O'Neal dominated New Jersey in the 2002 Finals, sweeping the Nets in four games for their third straight title. It was New Jersey's first-ever appearance in the NBA Finals. It was a different story on Thursday, however, as t |
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